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New venue, same purpose for Light of Day Festival

The first Light of Day Canada Festival had 400 people in a small auditorium in Niagara Falls. More than a

Tom Morello’s Twitter feed featured this with the date 10.30.20, which is this Friday. What could this mean? Rage wouldn’t

Tom Morello has had a brilliant life: Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, Prophets of Rage, several side projects like The

Last week, much oxygen was expended on Kanye West’s alleged run for the US presidency. If you want to see

The concept of the protest song had grown moribund over the last couple of decades as people decided that social

New survey from ‘Murica: Americans would rather give up sex and Netflix instead of their pickups. Moving on to music

Flying home today after the LA movie junket, so the entire day is lost to travel. Damn time zones. Time

Back in the 80s when Tom Morello was just another unemployed musician living in LA, he spent a lot of

What, exactly, is a guitar hero? Yes, yes, it’s a video game that vaguely simulates playing a real guitar. What

Today is the 11th birthday of the Android operating system. And as for music news on November 5, 2018… The

Tom Morello’s new album, The Atlas Underground, is out next Friday (October 12), which is why he blew through Toronto

Making an Impact, Together! – Kate McKenna & Donnovan Bennett in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 022 February 22, 2021
Personality, intelligence, and work ethic can take you a long way in life. In the media business, however, these traits are simply not enough. Not only will you have to sacrifice to make your dreams come true, but those closest to you will have to share that commitment and all that comes with it. Now […]
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Chasing a Dream – Keith Pelley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 021 February 8, 2021
From a young hotshot TV producer to one of the world’s top sports executives, Keith Pelley continues to chase his dreams. As Keith puts it, “life is about adventures”, and what an epic one he’s been on, culminating with the European Golf Tour where he’s now CEO and Commissioner. In this episode Keith shares stories […]
Mark Silver
Who’s Ready for a Monkey Knife Fight? – Nic Sulsky in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 020 February 1, 2021
Long before the dawn of the internet, fantasy gaming and betting were already wildly popular pastimes for sports fans and gamblers. Fast forward to today, and the internet has more than caught up, it’s the dawn of a new day! We’re seeing explosive growth in the market cap and revenue of dozens of fantasy and […]
Mark Silver